2016 Football Schedule
Overall9-50.643
Conference6-20.750
StreakW1
Home5-0
Away3-5
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 (Sat) | 3:00 PM | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 20-21 | |
| Sep 10 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Home | South Carolina State | Ruston, La. (Origin Bank Field at Joe Aillet Stadium) | W 53-24 | |
| Sep 17 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Away | Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | L 45-59 | |
| Sep 24 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Away | Middle Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | L 34-38 | |
| Oct 1 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Home | UTEP | Ruston, La. (Origin Bank Field at Joe Aillet Stadium) | W 28-7 | |
| Oct 6 (Thu) | 7:00 PM | Home | WKU | Ruston, La. (Origin Bank Field at Joe Aillet Stadium) | W 55-52 | |
| Oct 15 (Sat) | 2:30 PM | Away | UMass | Foxborough, Mass. | W 56-28 | |
| Oct 22 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Away | FIU | Miami, Fla. | W 44-24 | |
| Oct 29 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Home | Rice | Ruston, La. (Origin Bank Field at Joe Aillet Stadium) | W 61-16 | |
| Nov 5 (Sat) | 4:30 PM | Away | North Texas | Denton, Texas | W 45-24 | |
| Nov 12 (Sat) | 2:30 PM | Home | UTSA | Ruston, La. (Origin Bank Field at Joe Aillet Stadium) | W 63-35 | |
| Nov 25 (Fri) | 3:00 PM | Away | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, Miss. | L 24-39 | |
| Dec 3 (Sat) | 11:00 AM | Away | WKU | Bowling Green, Ky. | C-USA Championship | L 44-58 |
| Dec 23 (Fri) | 3:30 PM | Neutral | Navy | Fort Worth, Texas | Armed Forces Bowl | W 48-45 |